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A review by rebekahf
Pūrākau: Māori Myths Retold by Māori Writers by Witi Ihimaera, Whiti Hereaka
5.0
Myths are the origin stories of every culture and civilisation. From the Middle-East and the Mediterranean, to Scandinavia, Asia, and the Americas, myths provide a map of meaning. Here in New Zealand, a catalogue of Māori mythology enriches our lives and culture.
Pūrākau: Māori Myths Retold features some of Aotearoa’s origin narratives re-written and re-imagined by some of our most distinguished Māori storytellers. As editors Witi Ihimaera and Whiti Hereaka state in their introduction, “we have a duty as kaitiaki...to pass our legacy from one generation to another... to keep the whakapapa going forward into the future”. The writers featured in this collection act as modern-day storytellers for the same purpose as their tīpuna. They inform and entertain at the same time.
Read my full review here:
https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/blog/p%C5%ABr%C4%81kau-m%C4%81ori-myths-retold-witi-ihimaera-and-whiti-hereaka-editors
Pūrākau: Māori Myths Retold features some of Aotearoa’s origin narratives re-written and re-imagined by some of our most distinguished Māori storytellers. As editors Witi Ihimaera and Whiti Hereaka state in their introduction, “we have a duty as kaitiaki...to pass our legacy from one generation to another... to keep the whakapapa going forward into the future”. The writers featured in this collection act as modern-day storytellers for the same purpose as their tīpuna. They inform and entertain at the same time.
Read my full review here:
https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/blog/p%C5%ABr%C4%81kau-m%C4%81ori-myths-retold-witi-ihimaera-and-whiti-hereaka-editors